After I posted I did start to think about my dns settings and checked my resolv.conf and it looks strange.. in that my other server has the dns of my isp and this one has something else. My other server is running an older version os ubuntu so I wondered if this was normal...then I checked and found I couldn't hit anything outside. Maybe i should manually enter my resolv.conf file? It states not to do that when I read the resolv.conf file...thanks

added note: here is the message within the resolv file:

# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN

* Fix command line invocation of "./do-release-upgrade -d"
LP: #1076186
* debian/rules: setup.py is only compatible with Python 3, but the
dh_auto_* commands don't know how to invoke Python 3 yet. So
disable the up-calls in override_dh_auto_{build,install} since
they aren't needed, and provide the explicit call for
override_dh_auto_clean.

Thanks for the quick reply.
I am a total newbie at this so can you tell me how I determine my dns-nameservers?
Thanks

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Richard, I can tell you how I've found my DNS but it depends on where your server resides. If you are running this server out of your local ISP, meaning using your Internet connection from home [i.e. comcast, verizon, AT&T] then you can do one of the following:

1. From Windows OS, open CMD and run

Code:

C:\> ipconfig /all

(look for your DNS server) OR
2. Log into your router and the setting should be there on the main page. OR
3. Call your ISP and ask them. OR
4. if you are running it from outside of your ISP (i.e godaddy) then you can get that from their documentation or call them.